nic patonIn the mold of Tinariwen and Ali Farka Toure, I am part of an African Blues compilation with guitar luminaries from legendary South African acts Johnny […]
Latest Blogs
Announcing “The One”
For the past 4 years, I have been shaping a musical composition in the context of a journey of discovery with a widening circle of […]
Sounds of the Universe with Spitfire Audio, NASA and Eric Whitacre
Esteemed sonic auteurs Spitfire Audio are holding a competition to score 5 NASA videos using their LABS Choir sampler based on choral composer Eric Whitacre’s choir. […]
Scoring Shuster’s Frank & Fearless
Gatta-patatta! Leon Shuster is evolving – from big fart to big heart, SA’s funnyman is learning to spare a thought for the rhinos. I scored his […]
West African Odysseys & Atmospheres
The new release “West African Odysseys & Atmospheres” from Mama Dance (MD178) consist of largely acoustic West African tracks perfect for wildlife, travel, documentary and […]
Interview on Classic 1027
I was interviewed by Kutlwano Masote of Classic 1027, in his series called “Master Class”. You can hear it as a podcast. Amongst other things, […]
On Common Ground: David Goldblatt and Peter Magubane
I wrote the score for this short film by Paul Weinberg on the last meeting between South African photographic legends David Goldblatt and Peter Magubane. […]
Made In Africa. And Germany.
At last – a massive project complete: 20 fresh, upbeat African tunes from Southern township jive to Northern desert vamps created for German production library […]
untamed. conversations in music.
A project that has been gathering steam over the last 18 months is “untamed” with Francois le Roux, Isaac van der Merwe and myself, Nic […]